Henry Roger Justin Lewis

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The Honourable

(Henry Roger) Justin Lewis
20th Attorney General of Fiji
In office
1963–1970
MonarchElizabeth II
GovernorSir Kenneth Maddocks
Sir Derek Jakeway
Sir Robert Sidney Foster
Preceded byAshley Greenwood
Succeeded byJohn Falvey
6th Solicitor General of Fiji
In office
1956–1963
MonarchElizabeth II
GovernorSir Ronald Garvey
Sir Kenneth Maddocks
Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara
(from 20 September 1967)
Preceded byAshley Greenwood
Succeeded by

(Henry Roger) Justin Lewis was a lawyer who served as Solicitor General of Fiji from 1956 to 1963,[1] and as Attorney General of Fiji from 1963 to 1970.[2]

Lewis participated in the Marlborough House conference chaired by Eirene White in July 1965, to discuss constitutional reforms. The Fijian delegation consisted of six ethnic Fijians (Ratu Sir George Cakobau, Ratu Sir Edward Cakobau, Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, , and Semesa Sikivou), six Indo-Fijians (Dr. A. D. Patel, Sidiq Koya, James Madhavan, C. A. Shah, Andrew Deoki, and C. P. Singh), and six Europeans (John Falvey, , , , Fred Archibald, and )[3] The Governor, Sir Derek Jakeway, and Lewis himself, as Attorney General, were designated separately. They were joined by a nine-member British delegation.[4]

Legal offices
Preceded by
Ashley Greenwood 		Solicitor General of Fiji
1956-1963 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Ashley Greenwood 		Attorney General of Fiji
1963-1970 		Succeeded by
John Falvey

References[]

  1. ^ "Previous Solicitors-General of Fiji". Office of the Attorney-General. © Copyright 2005-2008, Office of the Attorney General. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Previous Attorneys-General of Fiji". Office of the Attorney-General. © Copyright 2005-2008, Office of the Attorney General. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  3. ^ Mara, Ratu Sir Kamisese (January 1997). The Pacific Way: A Memoir. Google Books. ISBN 9780824818937. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  4. ^ Lal, Brij V. (22 September 2006). Fiji. Google Books. University of London: Institute of Commonwealth Stucies. ISBN 9780112905899. Retrieved 28 September 2015.


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